Horizontal Knife Holder

ABSTRACT

A horizontal knife holder is a tray that can be used in a kitchen drawer or outside. The holder has two sides, a back, a bottom, a scalloped front, and a top portion that covers the back of the tray. Under the top portion is a plastic wire brush with a large number of stiff bristles, into which knives can be removably inserted. The tray has a soft bottom to protect users&#39; knuckles, and the scalloped front allows for easy access to the knives.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This utility patent application claims priority back to U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 63/334,269, with a filing date of Apr. 25, 2022, thecontents of which are incorporated by reference into this utility patentapplication.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

This invention was not federally sponsored.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a general field of knife storage devices, andmore specifically, to a horizontal knife holder that retains knivesthrough use of a horizontal wire brush.

Brief Description of Invention

The horizontal knife holder is a tray-like structure with two sides, andend, a bottom, a scalloped front, and a top that covers the back portionof the tray and serves as a knife guard. Under the top is ahorizontally-aligned, wire brush, which allows a user to slide knives inbetween the numerous wire bristles.

Storage of knives has long created problems in the kitchen. There areknife blocks made for storage of knives outside of a kitchen drawer, butthere are usually vertically aligned or at least partially verticallyaligned. There are also knife storage trays that fit into kitchendrawers, but these usually let the knives move around freely, leading toa quick dulling of the knife edges.

Thus, there has existed a long-felt need for a good way to store kniveshorizontally. The current invention provides just such a solution byhaving a horizontal knife holder that is basically a tray that can beused in a kitchen drawer or outside. The holder has two sides, a back, abottom, a scalloped front, and a top portion that covers the back of thetray. Under the top portion is a wire brush with a large number of stiffbristles, into which knives can be removably inserted. The bristles arepreferably made from a rigid plastic, but other materials, includingmetal, are contemplated. The tray has a soft bottom to protect users'knuckles and provides for minimal scarring of the product, while thescalloped front allows for easy access to the knives.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the invention in order that the detailed description thereofmay be better understood, and in order that the present contribution tothe art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of theinvention that will be described hereinafter and which will form thesubject matter of the claims appended hereto. The features listed hereinand other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention willbecome better understood with reference to the following description andappended claims. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated inand constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of theinvention and, together with the description, serve to explain theprinciples of the invention.

It should be understood the while the preferred embodiments of theinvention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure ismade by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto arepossible without departing from the subject matter coming within thescope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof,which claims I regard as my invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

One preferred form of the invention will now be described with referenceto the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a horizontal knife holder.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

REFERENCE NUMBERS USED 1. Side 2. Back 3. Top 4. Front

5. Scalloped portion

6. Holder 7. Underside DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with referencesmade to the drawings below. The components in the drawings are notnecessarily drawn to scale. Instead, emphasis is placed upon clearlyillustrating the components of the present invention. Moreover, likereference numerals designate corresponding parts through the severalviews in the drawings. Before explaining at least one embodiment of theinvention, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the inventionare not limited in their application to the details of construction andto the arrangement of the components set forth in the followingdescription or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiments of theinvention are capable of being practiced and carried out in variousways. In addition, the phraseology and terminology employed herein arefor the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a horizontal knife holder.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The horizontal knife holder has two sides 1, a back 2, a bottom 7, afront 4 and a top 3. The front 4 has a scalloped portion 5. Underneaththe top 3 is the holder 6, which is a series of plastic wire brushspines into which knifes are inserted. The holder 6 keeps the knives inplace and prevents them from touching the bottom of the holder. It iscommonplace for knives to be dumped in a drawer, where they can rattleand knock around every time the door is opened or closed. This leads torapid dulling of the knives, which is why it is desirable to retainindividual knives where they cannot dull adjacent knives.

The wire brush spines can be created from either plastic or metla, andcan be inserted in a variety of ways. One embodiment calls for circularwire spines to be individually inserted into holes drilled in the backof the holder, and secured with a small drop of glue on the end of each.Another embodiment has the bristles glued into a plastic tray that isthen glued or snapped into the back of the box, and is removable forcleaning. A diameter of approximately 2 mm is preferred, although arange of 1-4 mm is contemplated for holders designed for different sizesof knives. The wire brush spines can also have a square, triangular,rectangular, hexagonal or octagonal cross-sectional profile.

It should be understood that while the preferred embodiments of theinvention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure ismade by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto arepossible without departing from the subject matter coming within thescope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof,which claims I regard as my invention.

All of the material in this patent document is subject to copyrightprotection under the copyright laws of the United States and othercountries. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimilereproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure,as it appears in official governmental records but, otherwise, all othercopyright rights whatsoever are reserved.

That which is claimed:
 1. A device for holding knives, consisting of:two sides, a back, a bottom, a front and a top, wherein the front has ascalloped portion, wherein under the top is a holder, wherein the holdercomprises a series of wire brush spines into which one or more knivesare inserted, wherein the wire brush spines are plastic.
 2. The deviceof claim 1, wherein the top has a top length, which is less than abottom length, such that a gap is created into which the one or moreknives are inserted and removed.
 3. A device for holding knifes,comprising, a rectangular holder, wherein the rectangular holdercomprises two sides, a back, a bottom, a front and a top, wherein thefront has a scalloped portion, wherein under the top is a holder,wherein the holder comprises a series of wire brush spines into whichone or more knives are inserted, wherein the wire brush spines areplastic,wherein the bottom additionally comprises a soft pad whichprotect a user's knuckles when the user is inserting the one or moreknives.
 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the series of wire brushspines in the series of wire spines circular have a cross-sectionaldesign.
 5. The device of claim 3, wherein the wire spines in the seriesof wire spines have a circular cross-sectional design.
 6. The device ofclaim 5, wherein each layer of wire spines in series of wire brushspines have an offset organizational layout, with each layer of wirespines offset from adjacent layers of wire spines.
 7. The device ofclaim 6, wherein the offset organizational layout provides an offsetdesign wherein a first layer has each of a plurality of first layer wirespines located over a plurality of second layer gaps in between aplurality of second layer wire spines, and wherein each of the secondlayer wire spines is located over a plurality of third layer gaps inbetween a plurality of third layer wire spines.
 8. The device of claim7, wherein each of the wire spines extends from a back connection pointon the back of the rectangular holder to a location equal to the frontsection of the top.
 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the scallopedportion of the front has two buttress portions, with two buttress curvesextending the front in a downward direction, with two edge curvescreating a flat entry point on the front, wherein one of more knives isinserted through the scalloped portion and into the series of wire brushspines.
 10. The device of claim 9, wherein the series of wire brushspines retains the one or more knives and prevents the one or moreknives from touch the bottom of the rectangular holder.
 11. The deviceof claim 10, wherein each of the series of wire brush spines is insertedinto a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangular holder.
 12. Thedevice of claim 11, wherein each of the series of wire brush spines isinserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangular holderand secured with a drop of glue on a back end of each of the series ofwire brush spines.
 13. The device of claim 12, wherein each of theseries of wire brush spines has a diameter, and the diameter is between1 mm and 4 mm.
 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the diameter isapproximately 2 mm.
 15. The device of claim 4, wherein thecross-sectional design is a square, wherein in each layer of wire spinesin series of wire brush spines have an offset organizational layout,with each layer of wire spines offset from adjacent layers of wirespines, wherein the offset organizational layout provides an offsetdesign wherein a first layer has each of a plurality of first layer wirespines located over a plurality of second layer gaps in between aplurality of second layer wire spines, and where in in each of thesecond layer wire spines is located over a plurality of third layer gapsin between a plurality of third layer wire spines, where in each of thewire spines extends from a back connection point on the back of therectangular holder to a location equal to the front section of the top,wherein the scalloped portion of the front has two buttress portions,with two buttress curves extending the front in a downward direction,with two edge curves creating a flat entry point on the front, whereinone of more knives is inserted through the scalloped portion and intothe series of wire brush spines, wherein the series of wire brush spinesretains the one or more knives and prevents the one or more knives fromtouch the bottom of the rectangular holder, wherein each of the seriesof wire brush spines is inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back ofthe rectangular holder, wherein each of the series of wire brush spinesis inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangularholder and secured with a drop of glue on a back end of each of theseries of wire brush spines, wherein each of the series of wire brushspines has a diameter, and the diameter is between 1 mm and 4 mm. 16.The device of claim 4, wherein each layer of wire spines in series ofwire brush spines have an offset organizational layout, with each layerof wire spines offset from adjacent layers of wire spines, wherein theoffset organizational layout provides an offset design wherein a firstlayer has each of a plurality of first layer wire spines located over aplurality of second layer gaps in between a plurality of second layerwire spines, and where in in each of the second layer wire spines islocated over a plurality of third layer gaps in between a plurality ofthird layer wire spines, where in each of the wire spines extends from aback connection point on the back of the rectangular holder to alocation equal to the front section of the top, wherein the scallopedportion of the front has two buttress portions, with two buttress curvesextending the front in a downward direction, with two edge curvescreating a flat entry point on the front, wherein one of more knives isinserted through the scalloped portion and into the series of wire brushspines, wherein the series of wire brush spines retains the one or moreknives and prevents the one or more knives from touch the bottom of therectangular holder, wherein each of the series of wire brush spines isinserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangular holder,wherein each of the series of wire brush spines is inserted into apre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangular holder and secured witha drop of glue on a back end of each of the series of wire brush spines,wherein each of the series of wire brush spines has a diameter, and thediameter is between 1 mm and 4 mm.
 17. The device of claim 4, whereinthe cross-sectional design is a triangle, where in in each layer of wirespines in series of wire brush spines have an offset organizationallayout, with each layer of wire spines offset from adjacent layers ofwire spines, wherein the offset organizational layout provides an offsetdesign wherein a first layer has each of a plurality of first layer wirespines located over a plurality of second layer gaps in between aplurality of second layer wire spines, and where in in each of thesecond layer wire spines is located over a plurality of third layer gapsin between a plurality of third layer wire spines, where in each of thewire spines extends from a back connection point on the back of therectangular holder to a location equal to the front section of the top,wherein the scalloped portion of the front has two buttress portions,with two buttress curves extending the front in a downward direction,with two edge curves creating a flat entry point on the front, whereinone of more knives is inserted through the scalloped portion and intothe series of wire brush spines, wherein the series of wire brush spinesretains the one or more knives and prevents the one or more knives fromtouch the bottom of the rectangular holder, wherein each of the seriesof wire brush spines is inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back ofthe rectangular holder, wherein each of the series of wire brush spinesis inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangularholder and secured with a drop of glue on a back end of each of theseries of wire brush spines, wherein each of the series of wire brushspines has a diameter, and the diameter is between 1 mm and 4 mm. 18.The device of claim 4, wherein the cross-sectional design is arectangle, wherein in each layer of wire spines in series of wire brushspines have an offset organizational layout, with each layer of wirespines offset from adjacent layers of wire spines, wherein the offsetorganizational layout provides an offset design wherein a first layerhas each of a plurality of first layer wire spines located over aplurality of second layer gaps in between a plurality of second layerwire spines, and where in in each of the second layer wire spines islocated over a plurality of third layer gaps in between a plurality ofthird layer wire spines, where in each of the wire spines extends from aback connection point on the back of the rectangular holder to alocation equal to the front section of the top, wherein the scallopedportion of the front has two buttress portions, with two buttress curvesextending the front in a downward direction, with two edge curvescreating a flat entry point on the front, wherein one of more knives isinserted through the scalloped portion and into the series of wire brushspines, wherein the series of wire brush spines retains the one or moreknives and prevents the one or more knives from touch the bottom of therectangular holder, wherein each of the series of wire brush spines isinserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangular holder,wherein each of the series of wire brush spines is inserted into apre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangular holder and secured witha drop of glue on a back end of each of the series of wire brush spines,wherein each of the series of wire brush spines has a diameter, and thediameter is between 1 mm and 4 mm.
 19. The device of claim 4, whereinthe cross-sectional design is a pentagon, where in each layer of wirespines in series of wire brush spines have an offset organizationallayout, with each layer of wire spines offset from adjacent layers ofwire spines, wherein the offset organizational layout provides an offsetdesign wherein a first layer has each of a plurality of first layer wirespines located over a plurality of second layer gaps in between aplurality of second layer wire spines, and where in in each of thesecond layer wire spines is located over a plurality of third layer gapsin between a plurality of third layer wire spines, where in each of thewire spines extends from a back connection point on the back of therectangular holder to a location equal to the front section of the top,wherein the scalloped portion of the front has two buttress portions,with two buttress curves extending the front in a downward direction,with two edge curves creating a flat entry point on the front, whereinone of more knives is inserted through the scalloped portion and intothe series of wire brush spines, wherein the series of wire brush spinesretains the one or more knives and prevents the one or more knives fromtouch the bottom of the rectangular holder, wherein each of the seriesof wire brush spines is inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back ofthe rectangular holder, wherein each of the series of wire brush spinesis inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back of the rectangularholder and secured with a drop of glue on a back end of each of theseries of wire brush spines, wherein each of the series of wire brushspines has a diameter, and the diameter is between 1 mm and 4 mm. 20.The device of claim 4, wherein the cross-sectional design is a hexagon,wherein in each layer of wire spines in series of wire brush spines havean offset organizational layout, with each layer of wire spines offsetfrom adjacent layers of wire spines, wherein the offset organizationallayout provides an offset design wherein a first layer has each of aplurality of first layer wire spines located over a plurality of secondlayer gaps in between a plurality of second layer wire spines, and wherein in each of the second layer wire spines is located over a pluralityof third layer gaps in between a plurality of third layer wire spines,where in each of the wire spines extends from a back connection point onthe back of the rectangular holder to a location equal to the frontsection of the top, wherein the scalloped portion of the front has twobuttress portions, with two buttress curves extending the front in adownward direction, with two edge curves creating a flat entry point onthe front, wherein one of more knives is inserted through the scallopedportion and into the series of wire brush spines, wherein the series ofwire brush spines retains the one or more knives and prevents the one ormore knives from touch the bottom of the rectangular holder, whereineach of the series of wire brush spines is inserted into a pre-drilledhole in the back of the rectangular holder, wherein each of the seriesof wire brush spines is inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the back ofthe rectangular holder and secured with a drop of glue on a back end ofeach of the series of wire brush spines, wherein each of the series ofwire brush spines has a diameter, and the diameter is between 1 mm and 4mm, wherein the cross-sectional design is a square.